Phrase guide

semantic field

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A group of words which all relate to the same subject or concept, or to overlapping aspects thereof (a set of subconcepts); the set of subconcepts themselves, portrayed metaphorically as a surface comprising contiguous regions, onto which each word's denotation can be mapped.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences, translation-studies

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Across languages

Translations

32 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: իմաստային դաշտ (imastayin dašt) — group of words relating to same subject
  • Basque: eremu semantiko — group of words relating to same subject
  • Catalan: camp semàntic — group of words relating to same subject
  • Chinese Mandarin: 語義場 /语义场 (yǔyìchǎng) — group of words relating to same subject
  • Czech: sémantické pole — group of words relating to same subject
  • Dutch: betekenisveld — group of words relating to same subject
  • Dutch: semantisch veld — group of words relating to same subject
  • Estonian: semantiline väli — group of words relating to same subject
  • Finnish: semanttinen kenttä — group of words relating to same subject
  • French: champ sémantique — group of words relating to same subject
  • French: champ lexical — group of words relating to same subject
  • Galician: campo semántico — group of words relating to same subject
  • Georgian: სემანტიკური ველი (semanṭiḳuri veli) — group of words relating to same subject
  • German: semantisches Feld — group of words relating to same subject
  • German: Bedeutungsfeld — group of words relating to same subject
  • German: Wortfeld — group of words relating to same subject
  • Greek: σημασιολογικό πεδίο (simasiologikó pedío) — group of words relating to same subject
  • Hebrew: שדה סמנטי — group of words relating to same subject
  • Hungarian: szemantikai mező — group of words relating to same subject
  • Hungarian: jelentésmező — group of words relating to same subject
  • Italian: campo semantico — group of words relating to same subject
  • Japanese: 意味領域 — group of words relating to same subject
  • Japanese: いみりょういき — group of words relating to same subject
  • Kazakh: семантикалық өріс (semantikalyq örıs) — group of words relating to same subject
  • Korean: 어휘장 (eohwijang) — group of words relating to same subject
  • Occitan: camp semantic — group of words relating to same subject
  • Polish: pole semantyczne — group of words relating to same subject
  • Portuguese: campo semântico — group of words relating to same subject
  • Romanian: câmp semantic — group of words relating to same subject
  • Russian: семантическое поле (semantičeskoje pole) — group of words relating to same subject
  • Spanish: campo semántico — group of words relating to same subject
  • Swedish: semantiskt fält — group of words relating to same subject